Shaving brush



.Emme l2, 1923.

C. W. HAWTIN- SHAVING BRUSH Patented .lune l2, T923.

Mettant@ CHARLES W. HAW'IIN, OF LONDONQENGLAND, ASSGNOB. OF ONEJ-IALF TO WILLIAE GEORGE MASON, OF LONDQN, W. l, ENGLAND.

SHAVING BRUSH.

Application filed ctober 30, 1922. Serial No. 597,892.

To alt w hom t 'may concern.' i

Be 'it known that l, CHARLES lWILLIAM HAWTIN, a subject of the King` or Great Britain and Ireland, residing` at 7l Rusthall Avenue, Bedford Park, London, W. il, England, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Shaving Brushes (on which application has been made for Letters Patent in Great Britain, No. 26593, iiled 8th 10 (DCtober, 1921), of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in shaving brushes.

The present invention comprises a brush handle in which one or more open tubes are provided in that portion oli' the brush ma terial within the brush socket leading from the hollow interior of the brush handle to the brushing portion of the brush and in which the hollow portion of the handle is perforated, said tube or tubes and perforations providingfor a tree circulation of air through the central portion of the brushing material, thus drying` the brush and keeping it in a hygienic condition.

The invention is illustrated by way of eX- ample in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l shows the brush forming the present invention.

Figure 2 shows the brush with the socket part in section, and Figures 8 and l show detailed views of alternative forms of inner tubes which are adapted to ventilate the central portion ot the brush material as well as to wedge or grip the brush in the handle socket.

Referring now to the drawings, the brushl material l is adapted to be placed in the brush socket 2 of the handle around a conical tubular core 3. This tube is hollow.

lt will be readily understood that when the tube is placed firmly in position. that portion of the brush material within the socket issecurely lgripped between the said tube and the wall of the socket, and secured thereby in addition to the ordinary methods used for this purpose, such as for instance,

the cement indicated at 7.

Owing to the fact that the core 3 is hollow and to the fact that air holes l are provided in screw-011 cap 5 of the brush handle, a free circulation olt' air is obtained through the central portion of the brushing material thus drying the brush and keeping it in a hygienic condition.

in order to increase the circulation of air perforations 6 may be provided in the tube 3 as shown in Figure 4.

l/Vhat l claim is z- 1. A shaving brush, comprisingr a hollow handle provided at one end with a socket and having` perforations in the walls thereor, brush material mounted in said socket, a tubular member mounted in that portion of the brush material located within the brush socket, the bore of said member cooperating with the perforations in said hollow handle to permit a free circulation of air through the centralportion of the brush material.

2. shaving brush, comprising a hollow handle provided at one end with a socket, brush material mounted in said socket, a cap detachably secured to the end ot' said handle opposite to said socket and provided with. pcritorations in its walls, and au open tubular member mounted in that portion of the `brush material within the socket, the bore of said member cooperating with said perforations in the cap to provide a i'ree circulation of air through the central portion ot' the brush material.

3. shavingr brush, comprising a hollow handle provided :it one end with a tutt-receiving socket communieatingr with the interior thereof. bristles mounted in the socket, and a tubular core within the socket and surrounded by the buttends of the bristles forming' said tutt, said core terminating in the bristle tuft at substantially the base portion thereof. said handle being provided with perforations whereby air may circulate through the bristles.

lin witnesswhereof I have signed my name to this specil'ication.

C. W. HAWT-IN. 

